vncnus Chapter 999 You are a policeman, I am not. You protect the people, I protect you.
Chapter 999 You are a policeman, I am not. You protect the people, I protect you.
At the same time, inside the Dongdu Tower.
The power system seemed to have received a cordial greeting from the explosion, and the lights flickered on and off like a disco, creating the atmosphere of a cheap horror movie.
The shrill, piercing alarm was like a dutiful banshee, persistently reminding everyone: There's an explosion here! Run!
Hanyu Kusunoki and Sato Miwako ran along the safety passage, turning into two lightning bolts going upstream, quickly running upwards and leaving behind the crowd who were fleeing downwards in panic.
"The explosion point should be near the observation deck!"
"The smoke is coming from there!"
Miwako Sato made an accurate judgment based on the direction and density of the smoke. Her breathing was a little rapid due to the high-intensity running, but her beautiful eyes were extremely firm, burning with the fire of pursuing the murderer.
The two ran along the dim stairs filled with a pungent smell of smoke and alarms, and finally reached the floor where the explosion occurred.
The sight before me was frightening.
The explosion appeared to be concentrated near the elevator shaft.
One of the unlucky sightseeing elevators was stuck between two floors in an unsightly manner because it was "baptized" by the explosion and the line "strike" at close range. The car was tilted at an awkward angle, and the door was twisted like an abstract art piece, leaving only a narrow gap that was barely enough for a thin person to fit through.
What’s even more exciting is that the elevator’s steel cable also seems to have suffered internal damage.
There was a teeth-grinding creaking sound, as if saying "I can't hold on any longer", and the entire car swayed slightly with the sound, looking precarious and ready to free fall at any moment.
Through the gap, one could clearly see a little girl about five or six years old in the corner of the elevator, holding a worn-out rabbit doll. She was trembling with fear, with tear marks all over her little face, but she didn't dare to cry out loud.
"Yuko! My Yuko! Save my child!"
Outside the elevator, a young mother completely broke down emotionally. She collapsed on the ground, crying heart-wrenchingly, trying to break free from the security guards and rush towards the dangerous elevator. The scene was once very chaotic.
This scene, like a cruel replica of a movie shot by a lousy director, instantly and accurately hit the most painful corner of Sato Miwako's heart.
Three years ago...the Ferris wheel at Beihu Shopping Mall...
The explosion also caused the control panel to malfunction, leaving the cockpit suspended in mid-air... That was also a malicious death trap set by the murderer for the police...
In a trance, she seemed to see the shadow of the Grim Reaper again, holding a scythe and grinning, floating in the air, looking at her mockingly, as if saying:
"See, history always repeats itself. I'm too lazy to change the script, and you're still powerless. You're such a wretch..."
However, Sato Miwako was only distracted for less than a second.
Her eyes instantly became extremely sharp and firm, and all her hesitation, fear and shadows of the past were forcibly suppressed and thrown into the trash can.
She is a police officer!
Protecting the people is her duty!
"Step aside!"
She growled, exuding her own aura as she pushed aside the security guard in front of her who was trying to maintain order but was a little flustered. She took a few steps back and took a deep breath.
Then, she suddenly ran up and jumped!
Her slender figure drew a graceful arc in the air. She flexibly turned sideways, took advantage of the narrow gap, and slid into the shaky elevator car like a fish.
"Officer Sato!"
The security guards outside and the staff who rushed over exclaimed.
And below, the people who saw this scene through the reporter's live broadcast camera also exclaimed in surprise.
The reporter from Mihua TV was so excited that his voice was shaking: "Dear viewers! A brave female police officer has entered the dangerous elevator car without regard for her own safety! We are witnessing a true heroic act!"
Inside the elevator, Sato Miwako steadied herself, trying not to look at the dizzying height below. She slowed her voice and gave the frightened little girl in the corner a smile as gentle as possible:
"Little sister, don't be afraid. I'm a police officer and I'm here to save you. Come over here slowly, okay? I'll take you out to find your mother."
The voice was so gentle that water could drip out of it.
She was completely different from the policewoman who was full of aura just now.
The little girl raised her head and looked at Sato Miwako's police uniform and her determined eyes. She seemed to have found her backbone. She choked up and nodded, moving her steps carefully.
Miwako Sato carefully carried the little girl to the gap of the elevator door, and with the help of Kusunoki Hanyu outside, she successfully handed the little girl out.
"Yuuko!"
The mother hugged her lost daughter and cried with joy.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Miwako Sato also breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and prepared to evacuate from this hellish place. After all, this elevator looked like it was about to perform a free fall at any time.
However, just as she turned around and prepared to slip through the gap again—
The bomber, who was hiding in the dark and listening to the live broadcast on his mobile phone, had a cruel and satisfied smile on his face.
"It's now... Stupid police officer... Die for your so-called duty!"
He pressed the remote control in his hand.
"boom!!!"
A second, more violent explosion occurred above the elevator shaft, at the device that fixed the steel cable!
The steel cable, which was already in danger and seemed to be crying for help, made a hair-raising, piercing sound like a broken guitar string and broke completely!
The elevator car, having lost traction, was like a kite with a broken string. With a harsh sound of metal friction and a desperate whistle, it began a blissful free fall towards the bottom of the dark and deep elevator shaft.
"Do not--!"
The crowd outside screamed.
The mother covered her daughter's eyes tightly.
Sato Miwako's heart sank to the bottom in an instant. She felt a huge sense of weightlessness and the shadow of death once again enveloped her.
Is the nightmare from three years ago going to happen again?
Matsuda...
This time, it's my turn...
At this critical moment!
A figure, at a speed faster than the elevator, leaped down the stair railing like lightning, accurately crashed through the inspection door of the elevator shaft, and rushed in at the moment the elevator car fell to the height of the next platform!
"boom!"
Hanyu Kusunoki fell heavily into the cabin. The huge impact force made the already fragile cabin groan under the heavy weight, and the downward trend also paused. It seemed that it hit the buffer device in the shaft or got stuck somewhere, but it was still hanging dangerously in the air.
The lights in the car were completely out, with only the emergency lights emitting a faint glow.
Miwako Sato was still in shock, her mind was blank. Like an ignorant little girl, she looked at Hanyu Kusunoki who suddenly appeared in front of her like a god.
"You...why did you..."
Her voice trembled with fear and dread. "Why did you jump down with me?! You'll die! Did you know it can kill people?!"
Why would someone jump down like a fool even though they knew it was hell and certain death?!
This is not worth it at all!
At this moment, the flower of the Metropolitan Police Department was emotionally broken, and cracks appeared in her strong shell. Familiar scenes, familiar despair, in the end, was she unable to protect anyone?
Even this young man who came to help him is going to be involved?
A deep feeling of powerlessness wrapped around her heart like poison ivy.
At this moment, a warm and dry palm, with a strange and reassuring power, gently pressed on her head and ruffled her messy hair.
Hanyu Kusunoki found her position precisely in the darkness, and this action had a strange soothing power.
Then, his calm and clear voice rang out in the small, dark, and dangerous space:
"Because I promised Sister Yumi that I would protect you too."
The reason is simple, direct, yet extremely important.
His voice was not loud, but it carried a reassuring power that penetrated the panic in Sato Miwako's heart.
"You can sacrifice yourself without hesitation to protect the people."
"In order to protect you, I can naturally jump down too."
"That's fair."
"You are not an omnipotent savior. You are also afraid and need protection. There is no shame in that."
"You are a police officer, so you can only see the people who need protection. This is your greatness."
Hanyu Kusunoki looked at her, and even in the darkness, Sato Miwako seemed to be able to see the gentle yet firm light in his eyes like the stars.
“But I’m not a police officer.”
“So, in my eyes…”
"It can be just you."
"Officer Sato."
These words, like the warmest sunshine, instantly dispelled the haze that had accumulated in Sato Miwako's heart for three years and her fear of death at that moment.
The shadow of the god of death that had been haunting her and represented sacrifice and regret was, at this moment, completely destroyed and disappeared without a trace as if by an invisible yet extremely dazzling sword of light.